"REAL BACKYARD MECHANICS --Autos and trucks were practically non existent in the civilian population in China.This pic show one of the trucks that did exist.Whenever one of the trucks broke down it was repaired on the spot by whatever means necessary. All the trucks were converted to charcoal burners because of the shortage of gasoline. On steep grades someone would run along side the truck operating the charcoal burner so the truck could make it up the grade." Caption courtesy of Elmer Bukey.